A Complete Guide To Hops

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Topaz

Hop Variety Topaz Origin Australia Alpha Acid % 14 - 18% Beta Acid % 6 - 8% Background Topaz is a hop bred in 1985, Victoria, Australia at the Rostrevor Breeding Garden by Hop Products Australia. Topaz is a high alpha seedless…
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Storing Hops

What's the best way of storing hops? It’s always the way that after picking up the ingredients for your next batch that you end up with a load extra malt or hops that has to sit around for a while until you brew another batch that calls…
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What are Hops?

Hops are a complex ingredient in beer, these little flowers that grow on vines can completely alter the way a beer tastes. There is a lot of involved biochemistry surrounding their interaction in the beer making process but it is good to know…
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Nelson Sauvin

Hop Variety Nelson Sauvin Origin New Zealand Alpha Acid % 12 - 13% Beta Acid % 6 - 8% Background Released in 2000 Nelson Sauvin has had a massive impact for such a young variety and some would say the “Marmite Effect”…
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Green Bullet

Hop Variety Green Bullet Origin New Zealand Alpha Acid % 11 - 15% Beta Acid % 6 - 7% Background Green Bullet is a New Zealand variety of hops that was released in 1972 as part of a research program. Green Bullet came…
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Saaz

Hop Variety Saaz Origin Czech Republic Alpha Acid % 3-5% Beta Acid % 3-4% Background Saaz is considered a noble hop and are also one of the finest hops in the world. Saaz is a landrace variety of hop meaning…
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Perle

Hop Variety Perle Origin Germany Alpha Acid % 6 - 9% Beta Acid % 4.75% Background Perle is a German hop released from Huell in the Hallertauer region in 1978. Its parent hops include Norther Brewer and is a good dual…
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Tettnang

Hop Variety Tettnang Origin Germany Alpha Acid % 4 - 5% Beta Acid % 3.5 - 4.5% Background The hop we are looking at here are the German variety, there is also an American Tettnang hop that isn’t the same. Tettnang…
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Magnum Hops

Hop Variety Magnum, Hallertauer Origin Germany Alpha Acid % 11 - 16% Beta Acid % 5 - 7% Background Hallertauer Magnum or Magnum as it’s most commonly referred to as is a hop released in 1993 by the Hop Research Institute…
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Hallertauer Mittelfruh

Hop Variety Hallertauer Mittelfruh Origin Germany Alpha Acid % 3-6% Beta Acid % 3.5% Background The name Hallertauer comes from the German region of Hallertau and Mittelfruh is considered one of the finest of it’s…